puppetmaker | The Harry Potter Roast

Meet Dobby. This is the puppet I created for the Roast.

Peter supplied the speech for the character.

Dobby's Speech
Dobby is so pleased that this tribute is being given to Harry Potter. Dobby loves Harry Potter. Let Dobby express his love in a way Harry Potter will understand. (Makes loud “neighing” horse noises.)

You all remember, Dobby saved Harry Potter. Harry Potter would not be alive if it were not for Dobby. And Harry Potter rewarded Dobby, yes he did. He gave Dobby a sock. Dobby’s very own sock. Dobby’s very own dirty sock. In exchange for Harry Potter’s life, Harry Potter gave Dobby his very own dirty, stinking, muddy, sweaty, tattered, crappy sock. No other house elves get near Dobby. Does Harry Potter know why? It’s because Dobby is so damned obsessive compulsive that Dobby cannot bring himself to put down Harry Potter’s dirty, stinking, muddy, sweaty, tattered, lice-ridden, germ-infested, fungus growing piece of crap sock. Dobby tried to bring it on his airplane and grounded Jetblue for eight hours. And worst of all, this sock is so unhealthy, so unsafe, that Dobby picked up three different diseases from it! How could Harry Potter do this to Dobby? Has Harry Potter never heard of safe socks?!? Thanks! Thanks a lot, Potter! (storms off)

It went over very well according to everyone else. I kind of blank out the audience when I am performing. It keeps me from getting stage fright.

After that I sat down with Dobbie only to be thrown into a panic when Dr.Who was called out since I thought it had been cut. So I dropped Dobbie and grabbed the Eccelston puppet and improved my little heart out. I'll have to hear the tape to know what I said. I do know I took jabs at the time turner and Harry's wand not being sonic.

Dobbie waved to the crowd at the end and that was that.

I am grateful that I got through the performance and no one could see my panic.